Camillo Francia. Opere 2000–2026, Castello del Monferrato
A free winter retrospective of the Casale-born abstract painter Camillo Francia, twenty-six years of work in the second-floor rooms of the Castello del Monferrato, open at weekends into January.
Why it's special
Francia's first show in his home town since 2012: dense, gestural abstract canvases in strong colour by an artist who has shown at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. It is free and gets you inside the Paleologi castle on a winter weekend.
Programme · 2026
"Camillo Francia. Opere 2000–2026", promoted by the Città di Casale Monferrato: works from 2000 to 2026 by the abstract-informal painter born in Casale in 1955.
- Free entry, Saturdays and Sundays only, 11:00–13:00 and 15:00–19:00.
- The tourism board's calendar lists no opening on Saturday 26 December.
- On the second Sunday of the month the antiques market fills the Mercato Pavia next door, so the two combine well.
The painter Camillo Francia was born in Casale Monferrato in 1955, and this is his first show in the city since 2012. His work is abstract and informal: thick paint, gestural marks and intense colour. He has shown at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon Comparaison in Paris and in Innsbruck and Chamalières, as well as in Turin, Florence, Mantua and Spoleto.
The exhibition covers twenty-six years of work, from 2000 to 2026, in the rooms on the second floor of the Castello del Monferrato, the Paleologi castle on Piazza Castello. Entry is free and it is open on weekends only; dates and hours are above.